Date:\u00a0<\/b>Saturday, November 16, 2024<\/p>\n
Time:\u00a0<\/b>VIP Reception and Book Signing-5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Gala-6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Guest of Honor<\/b>: Sean Sherman (Oglala Lakota),<\/i>\u00a0award-winning chef, educator, author, and activist<\/p>\n Chef Sean Sherman<\/strong> A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, Chef Sean Sherman focuses on the revitalization and evolution of Indigenous foods systems throughout North America. Through his activism and advocacy, Sean is helping to reclaim and celebrate the rich culinary heritage of Indigenous communities around the world.<\/p>\n Sean has dedicated his career to supporting and promoting Indigenous food systems and Native food sovereignty. His goal is to make Indigenous foods more accessible to as many communities as possible through the non-profit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (N\u0100TIFS<\/a>) and its Indigenous Food Lab professional Indigenous kitchen and Sean\u2019s first book, The Sioux Chef\u2019s Indigenous Kitchen, received the James Beard Award for Sean has just been named one of the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2023<\/a>. For more Tickets are available now, more info and full schedule coming soon!<\/p>\n Fox Way Catering<\/strong> is a family-owned and operated business specializing in Native American cuisine that has provided traditional foods to the Chicago area for over 50 years and represents the Omaha Nation of Nebraska, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, and Odawa from Wiikwemkoong, ON, CA.<\/p>\n Schedule of Events<\/p>\n Brandi Berry Benson<\/strong> Chickasaw<\/em><\/p>\n As a classically trained violinist, fiddler, and composer, Brandi masters musical genres from baroque to bluegrass. She is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and will share her new music, Story of Pa I Sha<\/a>, a musical work based on the stories of her heritage, beginning with her great-grandmother, Pa I Sha. Brandi is on the faculty of Northwestern and DePaul Universities and directs the Bach & Beethoven Experience.<\/p>\n Brandi serves on the faculty of Northwestern and DePaul Universities, where she works with the Baroque Music Ensemble and teaches Baroque Performance Practice and Ornamentation, respectively.\u00a0For more information about the Bach & Beethoven Experience, visit\u00a0bbexperience.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oka Homma Singers<\/strong><\/p>\n Oka Homma – a Chicago-based Drum group, presents intertribal songs of the Southern Plains. Oka Homma formed in March 2023 to contribute to a resurgence of arts engagement needed to mobilize and build community. In addition, the Drum aims to re\/introduce cultural practice amongst Chicago\u2019s intergenerational Native American community. Through song, these singers share a small taste of southern plains culture with the Midwest populace. Lead Singer: Niyol Spencer (Mississippi Chata\/Din\u00e9).<\/p>\n For more information about sponsorship, please contact: jgackstetter@yourplanbproductions.com<\/a> | <\/span>(847) 475-1030<\/span><\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nFounder\/Senior Director of Vision & Strategic Partnerships, NA\u0304TIFS
\nFounder\/CEO, The Sioux Chef and Owamni by The Sioux Chef<\/p>\n
\ntraining center. Working to address the economic and health crises affecting Native communities by re-establishing Native foodways, N\u0100TIFS imagines a new North American food system that generates wealth and improves health in Native communities through food-related enterprises.<\/p>\n
\nBest American Cookbook in 2018, and he was given the 2019 Leadership Award from the
\nJames Beard Foundation. In 2021, Sean opened Minnesota\u2019s first full service Indigenous
\nrestaurant, Owamni, which received the 2022 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant
\nin America on top of numerous awards nationwide.<\/p>\n
\nvisit his website seansherman.com<\/a>.<\/p>\nThank you to our Sponsors:<\/h3>\n
46th Annual Benefit<\/h3>\n
Sponsorship:<\/h3>\n